sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-joystick then reboot computer.
Fixed it for my AMD64 Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid with Saitek P2500 (detected name: "Saitek PLC Cyborg Force Rumble Pad"). I first noticed something was wrong when my mouse pointer was having "seizures" when the joystick was plugged in ;-) -- Joystick detected as mouse, crashes X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274203 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
